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Is the Rubik's cube considered a toy or a puzzle? 

toy

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What colors are on the standard rubik's cube?

Red, orange, white, yellow, green, blue

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How Many People Can Solve a Rubik's Cube?

5.8% of the total population can solve the Rubik's cube

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Are Rubik's cubes good for your brain? 

It's a powerful tool for boosting cognitive skills, enhancing memory, improving concentration, and developing problem-solving abilities

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when was the first Rubik's cube competition

1982

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Who invented the Rubik's cube? 

Ernő Rubik

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How many pieces are there in a Rubik's cube? 

There are 20 total pieces excluding the centerpieces, which include 8 corner pieces and 12 edge pieces

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What country are most of the famous cubers (people who hold records from)

USA

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What does WCA stand for? 

World Cube Association

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What country was the first Rubik's cube competition held?

Hungary

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Where was the rubik's cube invented

Hungary

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What is the 'easy' or beginner step-by-step guide to solving a cube (HINT) we've been practicing this!

The beginner's method of solving a Rubik’s cube consists of first solving the base cross, then solving the whole first layer. After that, comes the second layer, which is continued by solving the whole top layer, step by step, solving the cube.

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Who holds the record for the 2x2? Do you know his time or where he is from? 

Teodor Zajder


0.43 seconds, Poland

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Who is the best Rubik's cuber of all time?

Feliks Zemdegs' is the only speedcuber in history to win the World Cube Association (WCA) World Rubik's Cube Championship twice, in 2013 and 2015

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How many possible combinations are there in a Rubik's cube? 

43 quintillion

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What was the Rubik's cube originally called

The magic cube?

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Can you name the different types of rubik's cubes? 

  • The original 3x3x3: The most well-known version of the puzzle 
  • 2x2x2 (Pocket Cube): A smaller, simplified version of the classic 3x3x3  
  • 4x4x4 (Rubik's Revenge/Master Cube): A more complex version of the classic 3x3x3 
  • 5x5x5 (Professor's Cube): An even more complex version of the Rubik's Cube 
  • Pyraminx: A tetrahedron-shaped puzzle with four triangular faces 
  • Mirror Cube: A 3x3 puzzle with cubes of different sizes and shapes, usually with reflective gold or silver stickers 
  • Megaminx: A puzzle that comes in many different forms, but the most common one has 12 colors and 11 pieces 
  • Rubik's Magic: A smaller, more portable version of the original Rubik's Cube
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What is the fastest Rubix cube solve ever

3.13 seconds

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Are stickerless cubes allowed at WCA events? 

Yes, stickerless cubes are allowed in WCA competitions and are fully legal to use.

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What is the fewest moves challenge? 

The competitors have to attempt to solve the Rubik’s cube with as few moves as possible. In the official FMC event, competitors find the possible solution with the fewest number of moves and write it down, all within a time limit of one hour.

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How many years have Rubik's cubes been around? 

50 (they were created in 1974)

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What is the most difficult cube to solve? 

THE INVISIBLE CUBE: this version is quite a bit harder than the standard Rubik’s Cube. It has tiles that change color depending on the angle you are viewing it from. So a center piece might be yellow but if you rotate the cube at all it’ll change to a completely different color

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Who solved the cube in 3.13 seconds?

The fastest time to solve a 3x3x3 rotating puzzle cube is 3.13 seconds by Max Park (USA) at the Pride in Long Beach 2023 event in Long Beach, California, USA, on 11 June 2023.

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What are the 17 WCA events? 

What are the 17 WCA Events? The 17 WCA events are (as of March 2022) - 3x3x3, 2x2x2, 4x4x4, 5x5x5, 6x6x6, 7x7x7, 3x3x3 Blindfolded, 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, 3x3x3 One-Handed, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1, 4x4x4 Blindfolded, 5x5x5 Blindfolded and 3x3x3 Multi-Blind

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Who set the first Rubik's cube record? 

1982 was when the first Rubik’s cube record was set. It was set by Minh Thai of the United States, who managed to hit a time of 22.95 seconds. Minh Thai managed to hold on to his record for 21 years, till it was broken in 2003. The record by Minh Thai was the only record to be set in the 20th century

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